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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Joseph (Prairieburg, Iowa)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The 1850s brought to Iowa some priests willing to ride from one settlement to another to provide pastoral care for the Catholic pioneers. Among them was a Czech Redemptorist missionary, Father Francis Kroutil, who spent himself visiting the immigrants from his homeland. He is reputed to have been the first to celebrate Mass and the sacraments in the Prairieburg area. In the 1800s Father Anthony Urban visited the Prairieburg area on his rounds of Czech settlements. He was one of several priests who ventured regularly from their established parishes to care for the Catholic pioneers."<br /><br />- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #109, <i>The Witness</i>, n.d.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual report 1968 (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Archdiocesan Chancery Appointments and Correspondences 1968 (3 documents)</p>
<p>Archdiocesan Chancery Director and Catholic Cemeteries Appointment 1960 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Bus Situation Financial Statement (1 document)</p>
<p>Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, “St. Joseph Church, Prairieburg,” p. 511.</p>
<p>Church Corporation 1969 September 30 1968 Meeting Excerpt (1 document)</p>
<p>Church Decoration Documents Schettler Studio 1964 (1 document)</p>
<p>Original Church photograph and Information (1 document)</p>
<p>Real Estate Assessment Roll for 1966 (4 documents)</p>
<p>School Improvement Donation 1957 (1 document)</p>
<p>Silver Jubilee Invitation (1 document)</p>
<p>“Church at Prairieburg Has Inspiring Story of Progress.” <i>Central City News-Letter. </i>5 November 1931, p. 8.</p>
<p>“Prairieburg Parish Marks Its Centennial.” <i>The Witness?, </i>26 December ca. 1974.</p>
<p>“Prairieburg to mark church centennial.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>2 June 2002, p. 3. (2 copies)</p>
<p>“The Church at Prairieburg,” Catholicism in Linn County from <i>Linn Co. History Book</i>, p. 407. &nbsp;</p>
“St. Joseph’s Church to Observe Golden Jubilee.” Central City: <i>News Letter and The Springville New Era, </i>1952, p. 9. (2 copies)]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1874- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of 145 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6252">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. John the Baptist (Peosta, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["In 1874 Bishop John Hennessy granted the Vernon and Center Township Catholics permission to build a church and appointed Peter Erschens and Nicholas Mayer to organize the people. During the construction Father Bernard W. Coyle of Saint Anthony’s in Dubuque took care of their spiritual needs and helped them collect money for the project. The brick church was finished in 1875."<br /><br /> - Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #145, <i>The Witness</i>, October 15, 1989.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Actus Erectionis Stationum Viae Crucis Document 1923 (1 certificate)&nbsp;</p>
<p>Addendum building plans 5-10-88 (1 document)</p>
<p>Bulletin 10/28/90 (1 document)</p>
<p>Centralia Parish History and Picnic Day article 1927 (7 documents)</p>
<p>Correspondences regarding construction 1988 (9 documents)</p>
<p>Dedication of Church and Altar (2 booklets, 1 certificate, 1 document)</p>
<p>Director Election appointment 1969 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Financial Spreadsheets 1988 (2 documents)</p>
<p>History (2 documents)</p>
<p>Kurt, Rev. Edgar History (1 document)</p>
<p>Letter regarding Peosta railroad and Peosta 1922 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Newsletter, Peosta Needs Help, and WKBB ad ca. October 1933 (1 document)</p>
<p>Parish Community Booklet 1995 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Pastor List 1874-1935 (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor List 1875-1999 (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor and Vocations List 1938-1943 (1 document)</p>
<p>Peosta News Booklets 1941-ca. 1943 (4 documents)</p>
<p>Pew Rental Payment Records 1919-1937 whole collection (24 documents) &nbsp;</p>
<p>Remembrance of Mission Cards 1929 (1 card)</p>
<p>Report on Vernon Township Holy Family Parish Information Rev. J.J. Breitbach report (4 documents)</p>
<p>Rev. John J. L. Breitbach History (1 document)</p>
<p>School and Parish Foundation History (3 history compilations)</p>
St. John’s School 1985-1986 Yearbook (1 booklet)]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1874-<br />
History of the Parish over the span of 145 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6251">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Francis de Sales (Ossian, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Before the early settlers built their first church, Father James Harding from Cresco began to visit Ossian in 1858 and celebrated Mass in the railroad depot or the John Collins home. Before that it was not uncommon for the Catholic pioneers to walk to Festina or Clermont for Mass. The earliest church in Ossian was a Catholic church, built on the site laid out by Father Harding and built according to his plans. The land was donated by Captain Brooks, who was not Catholic, and the church was built by Horatio and Cyrus Harvey, also not Catholic." <br /><br />- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #166, <i>The Witness</i>, March 18, 1990.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History 1968-1969, 1976-1983, 1986-1987, 1988-1989, 1991 (11 compilations)</p>
<p>Catholic Home Guide 1908 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Centennial Visions of De Sales 1837-1937 (1 booklet)&nbsp;</p>
<p>Continuation of the History Compilation (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Dedication Invitation and Mass 1998 (1 card, 1 booklet)</p>
<p>History (2 compilations)</p>
<p>History of the New Convent (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor Information 1980 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Pictorial Remembrance of St. Francis De Sales Parishioners Gift of the New Convent to the Sisters 1958 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Rev. Edgar Kurt History (2 documents)</p>
<p>Timeline (1 document)</p>
Hohenbrink, Michael. “Family reunion, fascinating history: St. Anthony Chapel often called “world’s smallest church,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>Vol. 89, No. 24. 21 June 2009.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1867- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of  152 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6250">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Catherine (St. Catherine, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Saint Catherine Parish, about eight miles south of Dubuque, bean in 1851 with the building of a log church on land donated by two settlers, Anthoy Noel and Hubert Rider. Before that, Mass was celebrated occasionally in the home of John Noel, three miles north of the present church. Because the Irish wanted to name the church for Saint Bridget and the Germans wanted a German patron Saint, Bishop Loras brought about a compromise by naming the parish for Saint Catherine of Alexandria." <br /><br />- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #16, <i>The Witness</i>, March 22, 1987.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Continuation of History from 1937-1961, Rev. Krapfl (2 documents)</p>
<p>Parish for National Shrine, Archdiocesan Chancery, 11 July 1953 &nbsp;(1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor Cards (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Photograph: Aerial of Church, Convent, Rectory, and School – Information on the back (1 photograph)</p>
<p>School Visitation 1961 document (2 documents)</p>
<p>Souvenir of St. Catherine’s Parish 1850-1935 (2 booklets)</p>
<p>St. Catherine Church 1887-1993 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>St. Catherine’s Parish Booklet 1850-1987 (3 booklets)</p>
<p>Timeline (1 document)</p>
<p>“Area parishes will share pastor,” <i>Herald-Leader</i>, 6 June 2002, p. 13.</p>
<p>Nepper, Mark. “Happy 100<sup>th</sup>,” Dubuque: <i>Telegraph Herald,</i> 10 July 1987.</p>
“St. Catherine’s commemorates church’s centennial year.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, Vol. LXVII No. 20, 12 July 1987.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1850-<br />
History of the Parish over the span of 169 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6249">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Bridget (Postville, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The French and Irish settlers who arrived in that part of the county before 1870 were visited by priests from Prairie du Chien who crossed the Mississippi into Iowa and used the military road. In the late 1860s the Catholic pioneers in Postville organized the Catholic Society under the supervision of Father Charles Toner. A few years later, in 1872, they built a frame church (36 by 70 feet) at a cost of $2,500 and dedicated it to Saint Bridget." <br /><br />
<p>- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #100, <i>The Witness</i>, November 20, 1988.</p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History 1968, 1970, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1975-1976, 1977, 1985, 1986 (8 compilations)</p>
<p>Annual Report 1968, 1983 (2 compilations)</p>
<p>Building Fund Document by Historian Steele 1964 (1 document)</p>
<p>Dedication Booklet 13 December 1970 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Displaced Workers Information 29 March 2009 (1 document)</p>
<p>History Correspondences 1961 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Immigration Press Release 11 July 2008 (1 document)</p>
<p>Parish History (2 compilations)</p>
<p>Parish History Booklet 1872-1983 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Pastor Card (1 card)</p>
<p>Statistics 1985 Financial and Historical (2 documents)</p>
<p>“Dedication Ceremonies at St. Bridget Church.” Postville? <i>N.P.</i> ca. 1970.</p>
<p>“From This.” Postville: <i>Herald, </i>16 December 1970, 7(3), p. 1-8.</p>
“Over 500 Attend St. Bridget Dedication.” Postville: <i>N.P.</i> 16 December 1970.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1840- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of 179 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6248">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[SS. Peter and Paul (Petersburg, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The building of a limestone church in the northeastern corner of Delaware County in 1868 marked the beginning of the parish dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father Jon Weikmann of New Vienna assisted a committee of eight men to plan the church, and they named the location for their secretary-treasurer, Peter Domeyer. With completion of the church, Father Frederick Hannasch came from Luxemburg monthly for Mass and the sacraments. Later the parish became a mission of New Vienna. They were fortunate to receive a resident pastor soon afterwards, Father Thomas Frauenhofer came in 1871."<br /><br />- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #62, <i>The Witness</i>, February 21, 1988.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Dedication for School 1953 Document and Invitation (2 documents)</p>
<p>History 1937-1961 (6 documents)</p>
<p>Pastor Cards (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Photograph of Grade School (1 document)</p>
<p>Satisfaction of Mortgage Papers (1 full collection)</p>
<p>School Building Fund Pastor Letter 1961 (1 document)</p>
<p>Treasurer’s Bond 1912 and Proposal for Steam Heating Apparatus 1911 (2 collections)</p>
<p>Warranty Deed 1956 (1 document)</p>
<p>“Consolidation process enters final stage, school renamed,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>1 February 1987.</p>
<p>Gluck, Frank. “Is architecture’s role to inspire?” <i>The Gazette, </i>2 September 2000, 6B.</p>
<p>Mansfield, Laurie. “Churches welcome visitors.” <i>Des Moines Register, </i>18 October 2000. (2 copies)</p>
<p>“Petersburg church makes historical list,” N.P.<i>, </i>1995.</p>
<p>“Petersburg’s Inspiring Gothic Church,” <i>Des Moines Sunday Register, </i>“Picture,” 7 January 1973.</p>
<p>“Petersburg to celebrate its 125<sup>th</sup> anniversary.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>16 June 1996.</p>
<p>Reinert, Ann. “SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Petersburg.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>9 November 2008, p. 12.</p>
Scherbring, Sister Tarcisia. “Gothic Splendor In a Small Town.” <i>Des Moines Sunday Register, </i>7 January 1973, p. 14-15.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1868- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of 151 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6247">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sacred Heart (Oxford Junction, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The first Catholic settlers came in the 1860s. The Irish attended Saint James Church at Toronto in Clinton County, which had a resident priest. The Bohemians went to Holy Trinity Church in Baldwin, where a visiting Bohemian priest celebrated Mass once a month. When the Bohemians and the Irish joined and decided to build a church in Oxford Junction, John Quick and his wife donated an acre of land. The church was named Saint Mary. Father Patrick McNamara came from his Toronto parish and celebrated the first Mass in the new church on Septmeber 15, 1881." <br /><br />- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #142, <i>The Witness</i>, September 24, 1989.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Centennial Booklet (1 booklet)</p>
<p>Centennial Committee Letters Jos. Gregor 1937 (1 document)</p>
<p>Confirmation Record Letter 1975 (1 document)&nbsp;</p>
<p>History (2 documents)</p>
<p>History addition by Kissling starting with 1937 (1 document)</p>
<p>Letter and Conduct Policy 1996 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Letter regarding decorating the church in 1932 (1 document)</p>
<p>Midland Times Paper 7 November 1997, Vol. 27, No. 54, Wyoming Iowa (2 documents)</p>
<p>Pastor Cards (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Pastor List (1 document)</p>
<p>Sacred Heart Church and Parsonage Pictures Letter Jos. Gregor 1937 (1 document)</p>
<p>Votes regarding property 1927 (1 document)</p>
<p>Flory, Marlene. “Sacred Heart celebrates 100 years.” Wyoming: <i>Midland Times. </i>31 October 1997. P. 8-10</p>
<p>&nbsp;“Oxford Junction parish celebrates 100<sup>th</sup> Nov. 1.” <i>The Witness??</i> Ca. 1998.</p>
<p>“Sacred Heart Church, Oxford Junction, Jones County,” from <i>Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, </i>p. 428-431.</p>
<p>Stewart, Steve. “Link among Iowa parishes restored.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>. 30 June 1996. p. 3.<i> </i></p>
Stewart, Steve. “Priest will lead parishes in two dioceses.” N.P. 2 pages.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1881-<br />
History of the Parish over the span of 138 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6246">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sacred Heart (Osage, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["The first Catholic church at Osage was a house which Father James Gilchrist bought on the corner of Third and State Streets. When Father E. W. Fowler came to care for the several parishes in 1885, the parish built a brick church on the block known as College Square, which was the gift of Jacob Brush, a Methodist. The cornerstone was laid in April 1887 by Bishop John J. Hennessy." <br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #111, <i>The Witness</i>, February 12, 1989.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History 1982-1984 (1 collection)</p>
<p>Annual History for the Archives 1993 (1 document)</p>
<p>Annual Report 1986 (1 document)</p>
<p>Annual Statement 1968 (1 packet)</p>
<p>Bulletin, The Pulse of Sacred Heart, Lee Burns Mimeo, 1948 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Financial Report 1982-1983 (2 collections)</p>
<p>Heart to Heart Sacred Heart Newsletter 1994-1996 (4 editions)</p>
<p>History (2 collections)</p>
<p>Hog Sale at Sacred Heart Parish 1948 (3 documents)</p>
<p>Letter to Rev. Foley 1945 about empty lot property (2 documents)</p>
<p>Letter Smith to Rev. Kurt regarding Parish Profile History 1989 (1 document)</p>
<p>Parish Council Constitution 1985 (1 collection)</p>
<p>Timeline (1 document)</p>
Thompson, Steven. “Time capsule reveals Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s history,” Courier Lee News Service, 20 November 2017. (3 pages)]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1878- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of 141 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omka01.loras.edu/items/show/6245">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Sacred Heart (Oelwin, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["Father Patrick S. O’Connor arrived in Oelwein in 1890 to be the first resident pastor. After a rectory was built, a larger church was planned by Father O’Connor and the frame building was completed in 1891 at a cost of $8,000. A three-story building was built for $27,000 in 1901 to house ten grades and the teaching Sisters. Six Sisters of Mercy of Cedar Rapids opened the school in January 1906 with 164 pupils. The beginning of the second school year saw a greatly increased enrollment."<br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #128, <i>The Witness</i>, June 11, 1989. <br /><br />]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Annual History 1976-1982 (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Annual History 1983 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Financial Statement 1986 (1 document)</p>
<p>History (1 compilation)</p>
<p>History 1937-1961 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Parish Directory 1987 (2 booklets)</p>
<p>Parochial School Annual Report, Sacred Heart (1 document)</p>
<p>Pastor Cards (1 compilation)</p>
<p>Pastor List (1 document)</p>
<p>Parish Profile Letter Rev. Kurt and Rev. Goedken 1989 (1 document)</p>
<p>Pipe Organ Blessing Invitation to Bishop Dunn, 15 January 1982. (1 document)</p>
<p>Re-dedication History 1987 (3 documents)</p>
<p>Re-dedication of Sacred Heart Church, “How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, Almighty God,” 19 June 1980 (1 booklet)</p>
<p>“Ethiopan Collection,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>Vol. LXV No. 7, 7 April 1985.</p>
<p>Gallo, Matthew. “Italian woman just kept house.” Dubuque: <i>The Telegraph Herald. </i>2 September 1991.</p>
<p>Kueter, Dale. “Survey shows community backing for Oelwein hospital’s expansion.” <i>The Cedar Rapids Gazette,</i> 8 April 1988.</p>
<p>Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar. “Parish Profile #128: Sacred Heart Parish, Oelwein.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>11 June 1989. (2 documents)</p>
<p>Larson, Solveig. “Two 6-year-olds blamed – Sacred Heart hit by fire.” Oelwein: <i>The Oelwein Daily Register, </i>Vol. 98 No. 181. 20 June 1979. (6 pages)</p>
<p>“Oelwein Hospital Renovation.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>29 April 1990. &nbsp;</p>
“The Rev. Dr. John Bacci Installed as Pastor of Oelwein.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness. </i>15 October 1931.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1876- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of 143 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[St. Mary (Roseville, Iowa) ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA["After Father Ambrose Martin, a Canadian convert, came to Charles City in 1867, he frequently visited Roseville. A few years later, Father Patrick Feeley became the pastor of the Charles City parish and directed the building of the first Roseville Church in 1870.&nbsp; It was probably named Saint Mary’s at the time of its dedication. The parish remained a mission of Charles City for 18 years, and then became a mission of Saint Mary’s in Greene. A new frame structure was built in 1889 to provide for the growing congregation."&nbsp;<br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #77, <i>The Witness</i>, June 5, 1988.<b> <br /></b>
<p></p>]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[<p>Anniversary 150<sup>th</sup> 1867-2017 (3 booklets)</p>
<p>Anniversary 150<sup>th</sup> History 1867-2017 (2 compilations)</p>
<p>Annual History 1970-1971, 1974-1988, 1990 (16 compilations)</p>
<p>Continuation of History of Roseville Parish after 1937 Rev. Kirchhoff (2 documents)</p>
<p>Financial Statement 1961, 1964, 1984, 1985 (6 documents)</p>
<p>Mortgage Documents 1932, 1963 (2 documents)</p>
<p>Paper with Name, Notes (2 documents)</p>
<p>Pastor Cards (1 compilation)</p>
<p>“ACCW institutes at Roseville, Tama.” Dubuque<i>: The Witness</i>, Vol. LXVII No. 29, 13 September 1987.</p>
<p>Cunningham, John R., “1903 Roseville 2003.” <i>Floyd County Heritage</i>, published by the Floyd County Historical Society, Vol. 32 No. 2, April 2003, p. 1-2.</p>
“Television Feature.” Dubuque<i>: The Witness</i>, Vol. LXXIII No. 9, 11 April 1993.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Dubuque.<br />
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College. ]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Loras College<br />
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought<br />
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: &quot;Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley&quot;]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John. ]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[English. ]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Various primary and secondary sources. ]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[1867- <br />
History of the Parish over the span of 152 years, including information about its priests and parishioners. ]]></dcterms:coverage>
</rdf:Description></rdf:RDF>
